5750 Ser 00/093 1 Aug From: Cornanding Officer, USS ANTIETAM (CG -54) To : Director of Naval History (N09BH) Subj: COMMAND HISTORY

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1 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAW USS ANTIETAM (CG 54) FPOAP Ser 00/093 1 Aug 2001 From: Cornanding Officer, USS ANTIETAM (CG -54) To : Director of Naval History (N09BH) Subj: COMMAND HISTORY Ref: (a) OPNAVINST G Encl: (1) USS ANTIETAM Command History for Per reference (a), USS ANTIETAM (CG-54) Command History is enclosed.

2 Command History USS ANTIETAM (CG-54) 2000 Section 1. Section 2. Section 3. Section 4. Command Composition and Organization Chronology Narrative Supporting Documents

3 1. Command Cmosition and Organization: As of 31 December 2000 MISSION: AIR WARFARE SURFACE WARFARE UNDERSEA WARFARE STRIKE WARFARE Organizational Structure: Commander Carrier Group THREE COMMANDING OFFICER CAPT Leo J. Quilici, I1 Executive Officer Brian A. Solo Marc H. Dalton Combat Systems Officer Engineering Officer Operations Officer Supply Officer Weapons Officer LT Homeport: San Diego, CA Aircraft Assigned: HSL 47 Saberhawks Officer in Charge: Aircraft: Two SH-GOB Seahawk Helicopters

4 Engineering Department MP Division: Main Propulsion- LTJG MP1: Main Propulsion 1- ENS MP2 : Main Propulsion 2- ENS ENS EA Division: Auxilaries- ENS EE Division: Electrical- LTJG ENS ER Division: Repair/Damage Control- ENS Operations Department OC Division: Communications- ENS OD Division: Deck- LTJG ENS OE Division: Electronic Warfare/Crypto- CW02 CW02 01 Division: Combat Information Center- ENS Combat System Department CA Division: CE Division: CG Division: CM Division: CS Division: CT Division: Undersea Warfare Division- ENS Electronic Repair- CW02 Gunnery- ENS Fire Control- LT Systems Division- ENS Tomahawk- ENS Supply Department S-1 Division: Supply Parts- LTJG S-2 Division: Food Service- LTJG S-3 Division: Ship's Store- LTJG S-4 Division: Disbursing- LTJG Navigatian/Administration Department NX Division: Chaplain: LT Navigation/Administration- LT LTJG 1. Chronology: Holiday leave and upkeep period: 1 January - 7 January 2000

5 Engineering LTT: 11 January - 14 January 2000 Inport TSTA A: 19 January - 21 January 2000 Underway SOCAL TSTA A: 24 January - 28 January 2000 Inport TSTA A: 24 January - 28 January 2000 C4I/ SIMA Availability FTSCPAC Magazine Inspection Gas Turbine Readiness Review Engineering 3-M Inspection Assessment of Engineering Equipment Condition 7 February - 9 February 2000 Supply Management Assist 3-M Assist 14 February - 16 February 2000 Underway SOCAL TSTA B 28 February - 6 March 2000 FEP 4 March - 6 March 2000 Inport San Diego, CA 7 March -14 March 2000 Inport TSTA B 10 March - 14 March 2000 Underway SOCAL EQUAL 15 Ma:rch - 17 March 2000 Inport San Diego, CA 18 March - 19 March 2000 Underway SOCAL TSTA B 20 March - 24 March 2000 Missile Exercise Inport San Diego, CA 25 Ma:rch - 3 April 2000 Underway WSAT 4 April - 7 April 2000 Inport San Diego, CA 8 April - 9 April 2000 Underway SOCAL FEP 10 April - 14 April 2000 Inport San Diego, CA 15 Ap:ril - 12 May 2000 Underway Demonstration 20 April 2000 Inport San Diego, CA Pre-Overseas Movement

6 Standdown and Upkeep Period 13 May - 30 May 2000 Underway SOCAL TYT 31 May - 2 June 2000 Inport San Diego, CA 3 June - 4 June 2000 Underway Transit to Portland Rose Festival 5 June - 8 June 2000 Inport Portland, OR 9 June - 11 June 2000 Operations 12 June - 14 June 2000 Inport Seal Beach, CA Ammo Onload 15 June 2000 Operations 16 June -28 June 2000 Inport Acapulco, Mexico 29 June - 31 June 2000 Operations 1 Jul:y - 17July 2000 Safety Stand Down 18 July - 22 July 2000 Inport Mazatlan, Mexico 29 July - 30 July 2000 Operations 31 July - 1 August 2000 Brief Stop for Fuel Manzanillo, Mexico 2 August 2000 Operations 3 August - 22 August 2000 Brief Stop for Fuel Puerto Quetzal 23 August - 29 August 2000 Inport Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 30 August - 31 August 2000 Operations 1 September - 15 August 2000 Brief Stop for Fuel Puerto Quetzal 16 September - 18 August 2000

7 Inport Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 19 September - 21 September 2000 Underway-Embark Tigers 21 September - 22 September 2000 Inport San Diego, CA Stand Down and Upkeep Period 23 September - 9 October 2000 Underway Transit to Sitka, AK 10 October - 13 October 2000 Inport Sitka, AK 14 October - 18 October 2000 Underway 19 October - 26 October 2000 Inport San Diego, CA 27 October - 2 November 2000 Emergent Dry Dock 3 November - 15 December 2000 Inport San Diego, CA 16 December - 31 December 2000 Deployments : Counter Narcotics Deployment 12 June - 23 September 2000 Exercises and Operations: None Change of Cormnand: None Major changes to Organization, name, Mission or function: None New Weapons systems Or major equipment: None Major physical Alterations: None Logistic Support: None Major command awards: Green "H" Safety Award Major Command Problems: None Major units embarked or disembarked: None Major conferences: None Shig/station/area to which deployed: Eastern Pacific Ocean 12 June - 23 September 2000 Changes in operational command: No:ne

8 Major accidents involving Loss of life or equipment: None 3. ~arrative: Equipped with the AN/SPY 1A phased array radar, the AEGIS Combat System, and the MK41 Vertical Launch System firing the SM-2 missile, ANTIETAM is the Navy's premier Air Warfare platform. These systems, combined with the AEGIS display System, a vast array of communication systems including JTIDS Link 16, automatic status boards, and seventeen NTDS consoles, make her Command and Control capabilities second to none in supporting a Battle Group Warfare Commander. ANTIETAM is also equipped with the AN/SQS-53.A sonar, AN/SQS-19 towed array sonar, and the LAMPS Mk I11 helicopter giving her unmatched ability to perform both long and short range Undersea Warfare. Two caliber MK 45 gu:ns guided by the MK 86 Gun Fire Control System provide a powerful Naval Gun Fire Support capability and augment the Harpoon Weapon System in the role of Surface Warfare. Finally, the Tomahawk Weapon System provides Strike Warfare capabilities allowing ANTIETAM to engage both land and sea targets "over the horizon" with deadly accuracy. The year 2000 found the officers and crew of ANTIETAM continuing the training cycle and participating in a highly effective Counter Narcotics Deployment. Much of the early part of the year was spent in completing the Tailored Ship Training Assessment (TSTA). All areas were considered effective and as a result the recommendation was made that ANTIETAM was ready to participate in the Final Evaluation Problem (FEP). ANTIETAM completed the Final Evaluation Problem ahead of schedule and was certified ready for independent operations in all mission areas. Now available for mission tasking, ANTIETAM was assigned a critical South Pacific Counter Drug Deployment in support of Joint Inter-Agency Task Force West. ANTIETAM1s highly successful Counter Drug Deployment began with the transit to Portland, Oregon in early June where the officers and crew participated in the annual Rose Festival. Upon leaving Portland, ANTIETAM began her c0unte.r narcotics mission in earnest. The deployment was targeted at stemming the flow of illegal drugs into the United States. With the assistance of a Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment, ANTIETAM searched more than twenty suspect vessels, seized over ten metric tons of cocaine and captured 10 drug traffickers, setting a new standard for counter narcotics effectiveness. While carrying out this important mission, the crew was provided with liberty in Mazatlan, Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta, and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

9 Upon returning to San Diego, the crew began a well-deserved leave and upkeep period. After this brief stand down, ANTIETAM was once again underway to participate in Alaska Days in Sitka, AK. On the return trip, the ship suffered a ruptured sonar dome rubber window. This casualty impacted the planned port visit to Vancouver, Canada and resulted in ANTIETAM1s return to San Diego. Once back in homeport, ANTIETAM was moved to a North American Steel and Shipbuilding Company dry dock where emergent repa.irs were completed on the sonar dome rubber window. ANTIETAM then returned to Naval Station San Diego for the Christmas holiday leave and upkeep period.